Hitting the Books: AI could help shrink America’s gender wage gap

Women have faced gender-based discrimination in the workforce throughout history, denied employment in all but a handful of subservient roles, regularly ignored for promotions and pay raises — and rarely ever compensated at the same rates as their male peers. This long and storied socioeconomic tradition of financially screwing over half the population continues largely…

Overwatch 2 wants your views on its store and microtransactions

Blizzard is seemingly polling Overwatch 2 players to get their views on the game’s Battle Pass and in-game store. That’s according to u/FelineXJunkie, who posted on the game’s subreddit community reporting that they’d received an email from Blizzard, inviting them to feedback on their experiences with the game so far, touching “heavily” on the shooter’s…

PBS NewsHour talks to surging Republican candidates in ‘SNL’ cold open

After a break last week, Saturday Night Live returned with a PBS NewsHour rendition for its cold open. Here, host Judy Woodruff (Heidi Gardner) interviews Republican candidates Herschel Walker (Kenan Thompson), Dr. Oz (Mikey Day), and Kari Lake (Cecily Strong) as their numbers continue to surge in the polls despite “none of you having any…

Watch out: The Meta Quest Pro might not be the VR headset of your dreams

Meta’s latest VR headset, the Meta Quest Pro, is finally getting into users’ hands, and it looks like many aren’t impressed with the next-generation device. Following its October 25 launch, preorders for the Meta Quest Pro – a much more powerful and feature-packed device than Meta’s Oculus Quest 2 – are arriving at people’s doors,…

Chipotle workers say they anticipate annual Halloween ‘Boorito’ promotion will be less of a ‘disaster’ this year now that it’s back in-person

@chipotlemexicangrill on Instagram Chipotle’s annual Halloween “Boorito” promotion is back in-person for the first time since 2019. Last year, workers and customers reported long waits, lack of ingredients, and technical problems. Five workers told Insider they feel better prepared this year.  Chipotle’s annual Halloween Boorito promotion is back in-person this year for the first time…